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NWACHUKWU'S WSU CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2008): Earned a varsity letter after appearing in each of WSU's 13 games...made seven starts...started the first three games of the season, then returned to the starting lineup against Arizona and started the team's last four games...57 tackles on the season (31 solo) ranked fourth on the team...recorded one interception (Oklahoma State) and returned it 11 yards...garnered WSU's "Big Play" Award following game...recorded 0.5 tackles-for-loss and two pass break-ups...matched his career high with 13 tackles against Arizona....registered four tackles and two pass break-ups at Baylor...named to Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic First Team...posted a 4.0 GPA during first semester of sophomore year...earned 4.0 grade point average first semester of 2008-09 year...WSU's representative at 2008 NCAA Student-Athlete Development Conference.
FRESHMAN (2007): Earned a varsity letter after starting each of WSU's 12 games as a true freshman...named to Scout.com and The Sporting News Freshman All-America Teams...also named Freshman All-Pac-10 and The Sporting News Freshman All-Pac-10...earned WSU's Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week nomination following performance against USC...finished sixth on the squad in tackles with 73 (48 solo)...also had five pass break-ups...intercepted his first career pass against Idaho...forced a fumble in his first career start against Wisconsin...registered a career-high 13 tackles (12 solo) against USC...also had nine tackles each against Wisconsin and Stanford.
NWACHUKWU'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played for coach Tom Westerberg...JUNIOR year team reached second round of playoffs and finished year with 9-3 record...as a SENIOR earned 5-A All-District 8 First Team honors at cornerback...registered 90 tackles with two interceptions and four pass break-ups.
PERSONAL
Chimaobim Nwachukwu...mother Ngozi Nwachukwu...younger brother Uzoma signed national letter of intent to play football at Texas A&M beginning in 2009.
DEFENSE G/GS TT PT AT TFL SACKS PI/YDS
2007 12/12 73 48 25 0/0 0/0 1/15
2008 13/7 57 31 26 0.5/-1 0/0 1/11
CAREER 25/19 130 79 51 0.5/-1 0/0 2/26
